A Through-chain Analysis of Food Safety Hazards and Control Measures Associated with the Production and Supply of Seed Sprouts for Human Consumption
Hong Jin, Duncan Craig, Patricia Blenman, Adele Yates, Scott Crerar & Marion Healy · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2014
Background: Seed sprouts contaminated with pathogenic microorganisms, such as Salmonella spp. and Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) present an unacceptable health risk to consumers. An outbreak that occurred in Australia during 2005 and 2006 due to the consumption of...